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Latest State-by-State General Election Match-Ups

Here are our latest additions to CQ Politics state-by-state general election match-ups:


**North Carolina:** John McCain leads Barack Obama 43 percent to 40 percent with 6 percent for Libertarian Bob Barr and 12 percent undecided in a Public Policy Polling survey conducted May 28-29.If Hillary Clinton were the Democratic nominee, McCain would lead 39 percent to 34 percent with 6 percent for Barr and 21 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.2 percent. Obama runs 7 points better than McCain among women voters but trials him 14 points among men. Clinton would run 10 points better among women and trail by 22 points among men. McCain leads Obama among whites by 21 points and Clinton by 11. In early May, the PPP survey had McCain ahead of Obama 49 percent to 42 percent and Clinton by 46 percent to 38 percent. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted May 8 had McCain leading Obama 48 percent to 45 percent. The margin of error is 4.5 percent. McCain leads Clinton 43 percent to 40 percent with a whopping 14 percent choosing “other.”

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